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The 5 Best STEM Toys for 2-3 Year Olds

It's never too early to promote STEM-focused play in your child. YES - even toddlers! In fact, young minds are naturally drawn toward STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) concepts from an early age. We’ve selected some of the best STEM Toys HABA has to offer. HABA toys are high-quality, battery-free, and open-ended. But more importantly, these toys will teach your child to design, build, stack, sort, and experiment!

The Best STEM Toys for 2-3 Year Olds:

Kullerbü Mountain Adventure Track Set

Kullerbu Mountain Adventure Track Set with wooden piece and orange, blue, and green loops, blue truck, wooden ball with bear face, wooden ball with flower, wooden ball with cow face

Embark on a high-altitude adventure with the Kullerbü Mountain Adventure Track Set! This 88-piece set offers thrilling rolling action, featuring three spiral curves, a bell gate, a gondola station, and more. Kids can explore over 8 track configurations and enjoy endless fun with a battery-powered truck that climbs to towering peaks. With a clever click system for easy assembly and sturdy play, this set guarantees non-stop STEM-inspired excitement for little adventurers!

Creative Stones

Creative Stones 3D Wooden Arranging Blocks - HABA USA

Calling all creative builders! Time to make amazing 2D and 3D patterns both on and off the board. These wooden blocks have beautiful bright colors and a silky smooth texture, making them a stimulating STEM toy for 3 year olds and up! Your little ones will enjoy making their own structures and patterns using free play or experimenting with the simpler pattern cards.

Bathtime Ball Track Toy

Bathtub Ball Track Set - HABA USA

Say what? That’s right, now you can bring the fun of a waterslide and ball track into your bathtub! Sometimes it’s hard to get a toddler to sit still and focus on playing with one thing for more than a few seconds. That’s why playtime during baths is so special, with so much potential - there’s nothing to distract them from their toys and games! So why not set them up with something they’ll absolutely adore playing with when they get in a good soak? 

Rainbow Whirls Sorting and Stacking Game

Rainbow Whirls Wooden Pegging Game by HABA

This colorful wooden toy will encourage creativity while fostering fine motor skills and shape/color recognition. Find the matching colors or make your own design. Make it all on one level or stack the pegs and use the stacked rings to keep it steady. How high can you build it? This stacking game is ideal for free play. Children will have fun assigning colors and making many creative stacking variations!

Threading Game Rainbow Caterpillar

Rainbow Caterpillar Counting Threading Game - HABA USA

This cheerful caterpillar is more than just cute, it’s a hands-on way to build early STEM skills for toddlers ages 2 to 3. Each colorful piece is numbered from 1 to 12, helping little learners recognize numbers and sequence as they thread them together. Threading and lacing games strengthen fine motor skills and encourages the all-important pincer grip; essential for holding crayons, using utensils, buttoning clothes, and mastering scissors. Designed to grow with your child, this vibrant toy supports mindful play while building strong, confident hands.

HABA Believes in STEM

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STEM encompasses a lot of different areas, and our toys have incorporated STEM skills right from our very first set of wooden blocks back in the 1930s. Our open-ended toys allow your child to construct, manipulate, engineer, explore, and experiment, so they can enjoy endless hours of learning through play.

Explore our selection to find educational toys for your toddler that will help them learn important life skills. Start growing and start learning with the best STEM toys from HABA »



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